I got this ii V7 I Jazz lick from David Baker's How to Play Bebop - Volume 1 book. Lots of great bebop licks in that book, highly recommended, you won't be disappointed in all the nice Jazz licks you'll learn from it. Anyway, this ii V7 I lick starts off with the bebop scale and finishes with a diminished pattern landing on the tonic of the I chord.
Here is a sound sample played on trumpet:
How to memorize this ii V7 I lick in 12 keys:
Just know that it starts on the tonic of the bebop scale you will be playing, or you can just think tonic of the key you are in on the ii V7 I Jazz lick. The lick goes up to the 3rd of the bebop scale you are currently on, then goes down the bebop scale until you land on the 5th. Next, you'll switch to a diminished stacked 3rd approach. In the above example it starts on C#.
What is a minor 3rd above C#? That's right, E. What is a minor 3rd below C#? That's right, Bb or A#, however you want to memorize it. Do you see the pattern here? The lick simply finishes off going down stacked minor thirds until you land on the tonic (1st position) of the I chord.
In my experience, some keys are easier than others. But this is a nice Jazz lick to have in your back pocket whenever you see the need for it.
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